Folie, I had exact same thoughts and posted about it in May in the other thread and yes, it has me baffled too. Yes, he is revisiting many of the places he lived before. Here is copy of my post and highlighting in red one and only area which I pretty much did not concentrate on at the time but is now quite important - his home town, area he grew up at in Arizona:
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Sorry for overposting but I also have to mention something I noticed few weeks ago and I have not seen mentioned it here before.
I finally checked the map as I am not familiar with mentioned places and I have noticed certain pattern in Terry's travels. He often comebacks years later to the areas he lived before and lives there again for some time. I have not noticed that before, as area 1 mile away from his previous place would have different name so without looking at map most of us not local would not know.
To make it more clear, I will name areas A, B and C
Area A - Near San Francisco - Redwood City, CA; Palo Alto, CA - lived there in 1970 with his first family/wife and his son is borned there
Area B - Ingleside, TX - lived there Dec 1975 or 1976
Area C - Near Los Angeles - where he met and lived with Marlyse sometimes in 2nd half of 78 (area La Puente, CA, Hawaiian Gardens, CA)
Now, look at his travel after 1981 in NH.
Verified insider said that they suspect that he stayed in Tx area (Area B) for some time in his unknown years between end of 1981 and March 1984, on his journey from NH east coast to west coast. That would mean he is back in the that same approximate area where he lived with middle child and child's mum just around 4 or 5 years earlier, but now comes to the area with Denise and Lisa (probably under alias we are not yet aware off).
March 84 - May 85 -
he moves back to the area C - Los Angeles area - Los Alamitos, CA. This has my head really scratching. So after 6 years he comes back with baby Lisa and probably Denise or someone else to the area where Marlyse lived for very long time, where he met her, where her mum lives, where her first ex still lived and also 2nd ex husband who likely knew Terry too. He comes back after her and both children MURDER to that same area he took them from, and on top of it now using new name. I know it is quite populated area but still, would you call it risky or arrogant?
Than after car crash he goes back with Lisa in Jan 1986 right back in the area A - Near San Francisco- RV Park in Scotts Valley. Right next to place where he used to live with his first family and children in 1970. Using new name.
Murder of Eunsoon in 2001 in Richmond - that is also Area A, right next to San Francisco too. Using new name.
I have left out area of Phoenix Arizona as I am not concentrating on that area at the moment, but he actually came back to live there 3 times (lived there with his bio family, came back to live there from Hawaii with his 1st wife and came back to live there from Ca in 1973, again with the first wife)
Last thought - after he left Area C - near Los Angeles - with Marlyse sometimes after Dec 78 but before Dec 79 and was moving to east coast it is fair to say he probably stopped on the way with her and her children in Area B (Ingleside, Tx) again - where I assume middle child would still be with someone at this point. I wonder if he picked her up than or came back year or two later from NH and went back to NH again with her.
With not much sleep, please feel free to let me know if my thoughts are completely out there, far reaching or if they are making some sense.
NH - NH - Allenstown, Adult Female & 3 Children, found Nov'85 & May'00 #2